Business & Economy
Stephen Muhoma a Jua Kali trader at Bama Market in Nakuru on June 13, 2019. [File, Standard] Kenya’s weak performance in the manufacturing and agricultural segments of the economy has been termed the genesis of slowed job creation in the…
Mining Cabinet Secretary Ali Hassan Joho, during a past event at Msabaha grounds in Ganda ward, Malindi, Kilifi County, on January, 2, 2025. [File, Standard] Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho is facing a…
New Wide Garments Kenya EPZ Limited in Athi River, Machakos County, on May 20, 2022. [File,…
Safaricom Headquarters on Waiyaki Way in Nairobi. [File, Standard] The National Assembly will on Monday kick…
Nairobi to lead green energy push in Africa
Wind turbines at Ngong Hills Wind Power Station in Kajiado County, on October 7, 2023. [File,…
Tea production declined by 2.8 per cent over the third quarter of 2025 compared to the third quarter of 2024. [File, Standard] The agriculture sector grew at a sluggish 3.2 per cent over the third quarter of 2025, the slowest…
A report by the Architectural Association of Kenya shows that absorption of professional services in the construction industry is at 20 per cent. [Courtesy] Amid…
Business Weekly Round Up
Kenya’s microfinance banks (MFBs), once hailed as critical vehicles for financial inclusion, are now the weakest link in the country’s banking sector, with six…
Pan-Africa e-commerce platform Jumia Technologies has slashed its loss before tax to US$16.5 million in the first quarter of 2025, down from US$39.6 million…
Adelle Onyango, founder of Legally Clueless Africa and co-host of the Future of Africa podcast. [File] Africa’s youth have over the years been referred…
From left- Dr Cleophas Ambira Chairman Kenya Association of Records managers and Archivists (KARMA), Mary Kerema, Secretary ICT, E-Government and Digital Economy and Dr…
